Bike Commute Diaries: Why I Ride in Heels

16Jul

I love heels. They make me feel stylish, dressed up and tres feminine. When I started riding to work I wore sensible flats and carried my heels in my bag. Then one day at lunch I wheeled my bike out of the building in my heels. Too lazy to go back upstairs to change shoes, I rode off. The flats stayed home the next day.

About the Bike Commute Diaries: Launched in May 2012 for National Bike Month, this series explores the unexpected and surprising things I’ve learned about bicycling for transportation.

Good catch! I also shy away from pumps because they’re not as comfortable biking or walking for that matter. Other pumps I have (and rarely wear) are the ones in my profile shot and the pair of multicolor cloth kitten heels I wore with the short teal trench coat in a fashion shot a couple of months ago.

Hi Pamela, my commute is under five miles of riding on flat, low-stress streets and trails plus a 15 minute train ride. I definitely wouldn’t commute in heels if it was any hillier than an overpass or longer than 8 or so miles. How long and hilly is your commute?

My commute downtown is about 5 1/2 miles taking me about half an hour. Some of the hills are pretty steep. Maybe I’ll try bringing heels to the Spin & Sip ride downtown. Once I’m downtown the hills are much smaller!

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